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1 1 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BUDGET SPEECH DATED 9TH MARCH, 2018BY HONOURABLE MINISTER (FINANCE)SHRI SUDHIR MUNGANTIWARPART IvThe BUDGET ha s been presented with focu s on weak andmarginalised sections of the society, agriculture and in investment in basic infrastructure facilities andagriculture sectorvAssistance to logistic sector which plays a vital role in developmentof the to Start up Sector for generation of self-employmentvProvision of Rs. 8 thousand 233 crores for water resourcesdepartment. Target to complete 50 incomplete irrigation projectsduring current yearvProvision of Rs. 1500 crores for Jalyukta Shivar of Rs. 160 crores for wells and farm ponds and Rs. 432crores for micro irrigation of Rs. 750 crores for electrification of agricultural of Rs. 50 crores for Chief Minister Agriculture and FoodProcessing SchemevProvision of Rs. 15 crores for Agro -forestryvBenefit of Horticulture Scheme extended to farmers holdingagricultural land upto 6 hectares in rest of Maharashtra excludingKonkanvEncouragement to organic farmingvTransportation of agricultural produce by Maharashtra State RoadTransport CorporationvProvision of Rs.

2 10 thousand 828 crores for road development inthe StatevProvision of Rs. 7,235 crores for setting up power infrastructurevProvision of Rs. crores for Mukhya Mantri Gram SadakYojana2vAssistance of Rs. crores to power generation projects toovercome power shortagevProvision of Rs. 100 crores to give boost to Mihan projectvPriority to infrastructure projects such as improvement insuburban railway network, development of metro, Mumbai-Nagpur Samriddhi Corridor, MTHI, Navi Mumbai InternationalAirportvProvision of Rs. crores for construction of court buildingsand residential accommodation for judgesvProvision of Rs crores for providing power subsidies to Dan d D+ categ ory in du stri es i n Northern Mah arashtra ,Marathwada and VidarbhvOutlay of Rs. 2650 crores for package scheme of incentives forindustrial up of six skill development universitiesvSetting up of Foreign Employment and Skill Development Centerto h elp th e you th of Ma harashtra tra vel lin g abroad f orempolyment or educationvIncrease in the stipend of the students who are undergoing trainingfor the Public Service Commission exams from Rs.

3 2,000 to ,000vOutlay of Rs. 900 crore for Maharashtra Suvarn JayantiNagarotthan AbhiyanvProvision of Rs. crores for Pradhan Mantri Awaas YojanavOutlay of Rs. 335 crores for Chief Minister Rural SewerageProcessing and Management ProjectvOutlay of Rs. 964 crores for National Health MissionvEstablishment of multispecialty hospital in SindhudurgvOutlay of Rs. 576 crores for Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan AarogyaAbhiyanvPriority for tree plantation for protection of environmentvOutlay of Rs. 100 crores for Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan VanVikas YojanavPromotion of eco-tourism for protecting biological diversity in theforest and improving livelihood of tribalsvAllocation of Rs. crores for social justice departmentvProvision of Rs. crores for development of the four lowHuman Development Index districts of Gadchiroli, Nandurbar,Washim and OsmanabadvConstitution Sant Shiromani Gorobakaka Memorable MatikalaBoard, at Wardha for development of pottery ision of Rs.

4 605 crores for benefit of Students fromeconomically weaker sections of the society under RajarshiChhatrapati Shahu Maharaj educational fees in amount of pension of Rs. 200 to 400 for personswith disabilityvTwo new schemes for divyang children in the age group of 0-5yearsvLaunch of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Social Development Schemefor providing basic facilities in settlements of Schedule Tribes andNavbuddha promote self reliance amongst the specially abled in the state,it is proposed to provide free of cost eco-friendly mobile stallsvLaunch of Punyashlok Ahilyabai Holkar Community HallsSchemevProvision of Rs. 8,969 crores for Tribal of Rs. 378 Crores for education of tribal students inProminent Residential SchoolsvProvision for subscription of additional share capital in ShamraoPagey Konkan Other Backward Class Development CorporationvProvision of Rs. crores for providing benefits of food securityto farmers below the poverty linevEstablishment of Maharashtra State Rickshaw Owners andDrivers CorporationvIncrease in Grants for Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya and NatyaSamellan from Rs.

5 25 lakhs to Rs. 50 lakhsvCelebration of birth centenary of renowned literary figures LateShri. P. L. Deshpande and Late Shri. MadgulkarvProviding assistance for construction of memorial for KavivaryaMangesh Padgaonkar, Dramatist Machindra Kambli andKvivarya G. D. MadgulkarvAllocation of funds for development plan of pilgrimage center atGanpatipule and RamtekvEstablishment of fossil museum at Sironcha in GadchirolivPatrol boats for protection of fishermen along coastal MaharashtravLaunch of Lok Sanwad programme for redressing thegrievances, creating awareness about Government Schemesthrough toll free numbervImplementation of 7th Pay Commission for State Governmentemployees.**